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#BAA7BC

Thistle · light cool pink

About #BAA7BC

#BAA7BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 65% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A9BCA7 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green167
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BAA7BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BAA7BC.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #BAA7BC.
9.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA7BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA7BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5ACBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9AEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBA9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA7BC?

#BAA7BC is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 65% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA7BC?

Use black text. Black on #BAA7BC has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA7BC?

Its complementary colour is #A9BCA7, and analogous partners are #AFA7BC and #BCA7B4.